Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Norway?

Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Norway?

167 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Norway: Democracy

Liberia

in 2018

Norway

in 2018

Liberia rank

1st

Norway rank

1st

Democracy over time

Liberia
Norway

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2 against 2 in Norway, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1847 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1840s	1	0	1	Liberia
1850s	1	0	1	Liberia
1860s	1	0	1	Liberia
1870s	1	0.7	0.3	Liberia
1880s	1	1	0	—
1890s	1	1.2	0.2	Norway
1900s	0.9	2	1.1	Norway
1910s	0	2	2	Norway
1920s	0	2	2	Norway
1930s	0	2	2	Norway
1940s	0	2	2	Norway
1950s	0	2	2	Norway
1960s	0	2	2	Norway
1970s	0	2	2	Norway
1980s	0	2	2	Norway
1990s	1	2	1	Norway
2000s	1.4	2	0.6	Norway
2010s	2	2	0	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Liberia or Norway?: Liberia, at 2 against 2 in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Liberia and Norway?: 0, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Norway?: 167 years are reported by both, from 1847 to 2018.
How do Liberia and Norway rank globally for democracy?: Liberia ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Democracy
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).